Fiction translation is on the rise as the sales of graphic novels and fiction content such as manga from Asian nations are gaining a lot of traction among readers of the world.
In this digital age, it is quite captivating to witness that young people are reverting to the days when leisure hours meant picking up an unputdownable book and reading it till it’s finished!
Back in the day, book translation services used to be a niche but these days, thanks to the resurgence in demand for translated fiction, book translation companies all over the world are making a killing.
Translated fiction penned by global authors is gaining a lot of traction
As per the professional opinion of people associated with the Booker Prize Foundation in the UK, these days, people all over the world who belong to the 25–34-year-old age group are reigniting their interest in exploring literary works.
Thanks to the internet, the global youth these days finally understand what they have been missing all these years especially when they have access to impressive literary works such as –
Japanese manga
Argentinean horror
Japanese thrillers
Korean dramas, etc.
This was not always the case though!
As per the views of a veteran linguist specializing in book translation services back in the day, people belonging to the 40–60-year-old age group were the ones who sought out translated works of literature authored by English, Swedish and Norwegian authors. After that, came the age of people interested in translated fiction from the French authors. These were picked up by people in their 40s and 50s. These days, however, the demand for translated fiction is coming from people in their late 20s and 30s, especially for literary works from Japan, Thailand and Korea Read More.
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